Isra-Mart srl : Carbon tax to clean out workers wallets

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Australia’s opposition Leader Tony Abbott said that labor's carbon tax will not clean up the environment but it will clean out workers' wallets.

Mr Abbott will visit a OneSteel plant at Whyalla in South Australia. He said 4000 local jobs dependent on the steel industry would be at risk under a carbon price.

The Liberal leader told ABC Radio that "It's very important that workers right around Australian understand that this carbon tax won't clean up the environment but it will clean out their wallets and it will wipe out jobs big time.”

Mr Abbott said that course of action was backed by current Prime Minister Julia Gillard who was now saying a carbon tax was needed to save the world. He said that "Kevin Rudd couldn't trust her then and the public can't trust her now. Australia should not try to save the world on its own."

But Mr Abbott went on to claim all of us want to do the right thing by the environment. He said that "The coalition has a strong and effective policy to reduce emissions by planting more trees, getting better soil and using smarter technology."